Very windy this morning so opted for the mill. A mile or so it, as usual, I wished I hadn't as the sweat began to stream out of me like I was a one man irrigation system. Was supposed to be 8 miles but got fed up after 7 so stopped. Back outside tomorrow - whatever the weather.

Mon 9.00am - easy 6km muddy trail with Fudge - one episode of him going one way round a tree and me the other resulted in a bit of a tangle - otherwise no problem - he would run close to me without the lead but we have to cross a road and he is not yet quite there on the highway code

Was really pleased I finally managed to pace myself with occasional references to the CardioTrainer app on my phone. I managed to keep it so every mile was 9-10 minutes instead of fluctuating anywhere between 8.30 & 11.30 as I have in the past.

Wondered what on earth i'd stepped out into this morning. Dark, cold and driving hail in my face with very strong gusts of wind trying to drive me back in the centimetre of fresh snow that had fallen. I could cope with it if it wasn't for the hail pinging into my eyeballs - not a nice sensation!

Anyway, it eased off and I got in 5 miles, 1.5 with the dog, recovery-ish run.

It's bloody freezing out there. Three layers today and gloves. Could have done with some ear muffs. Took in a couple of laps of the racecourse. Really cold wind, sleet and snow. The shackles came off a bit out of the headwind. Further than intended at 11.6 miles. Just over 1hr28 (so about 1hr40 HM pace, I think). Not too shabby.

Erm...hello there. The Streak is in tact but only just Mostly a mile or so daily since I pulled up lame last Thursday, favouring the ailing calf and wondering if it would be so bad to ditch my crazy obsession.

Massage, ice, compression bandages and a wide variety of anti-inflamms are keeping me afloat. I know I should rest & recover but it's a sizeable shedload of days to give up.

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